Who is Wendy Diamond?

Wendy Diamond, is an Entrepreneur, Humanitarian, Endangered Animal and Rescue Advocate, World’s premiere Pet Lifestyle expert, Best Selling Author, and TV Personality. Wendy was born in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, studied at Pine Manor College in Boston and now resides in New York City with her children, Lucky and Pasha. As the tireless voice of disenfranchised animals, Wendy Diamond looks to improve the quality of lives for all animals homeless, sheltered, endangered, or otherwise.

Wendy has been heralded as the “Martha Stewart of the milk and bone dish” (The New Yorker), dubbed “Pet Diva” by the New York Post, crowned the “Canine Queen” by Forbes.

You might recognize me from my appearances on NBC’s The Today Show, and as the face to the Chicken Soup for the Soul pet series, or by Animal Fair’s decade of promoting animal welfare and rescue, but I think of myself primarily as the mother to two amazing animals – Pasha, my rescued blue Russian cat and Lucky, my little rescued Maltese. My children are my greatest puppy loves, and working for animal welfare is my biggest passion!

When I found out in 1999, that over 12 million animals were being euthanized annually, I knew I couldn’t rollover and had to do something about it immediately. I reined in the leash and got busy. I was already throwing pet-friendly gatherings for my friends so they could mutt mingle. These soirees morphed into the premiere pet parent and canine cocktail parties called Yappy Hour®, and pet celebrity fashion show events called Paws For Style®, with proceeds going to animal rescue. I quickly realized that I could use my business agenda to promote animal rescue, and it’s been working! Since I began Animal Fair Media, the number of animals euthanized annually has dropped by 58%, from 12 million to 5 million – but I’m not stopping there!

I continuously promote the pet-lifestyle and advocacy goal for a no-kill nation through various media outlets including; Today Show, Good Morning America, FOX News, CNN, The View, E!, MTV, VH1, The New York Times, Vogue, People Magazine, The New Yorker, Oprah, and many others! I created, hosted, and served as the Executive Producer for the NBC pilot Mutt Makeover and the Paws for Style special on FOX, wrote and produced the documentary In Search of Puppy Love and starred in the Style Network series Relationship Rehab. Lucky and I also were judges extraordinaire on the CBS hit series Greatest American Dog and WE Network’s America’s Cutest Puppy. You can also catch me popping up on Bravo! TV‘s- Real Housewives, Mad Fashion, and on a TLC’s Cake Boss episode with the world’s most expensive cake!

Thanks to my amazing experiences with my endearing pets, I’ve learned much about living a fuller and richer life. I’ve been fortunate enough to share my pet-related experiences with readers in my best-selling books; Chicken Soup for Soul Pet Series – What I Learned from the Dog, What I Learned from the Cat , My Cat’s Life and My Dog’s Life, How to Understand Men Through Their Dogs, and How to Understand Women Through Their Cats, It’s a Dog’s World: The Savvy Guide to Four-Legged Living (Random House), and I’m in the process of finishing a new amusing business book called; How to Train Your Boss to Roll Over!

While most of the attention is focused on my four-legged family, here’s my barkstory. I grew up in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, I studied at Pine Manor College in Boston, and I hold a Guinness World Record for the Longest Curtsey Relay in 5 minutes (it’s in my genes my – mother is British)! Lucky also holds Guinness World Record for the dog most photographed with celebrities. Like Mother Like Dogter! In addition to my work for animal rescue, I’m an endangered species advocate, Grand Marshal of Barkus, Chairwoman of the Katrina Pet Memorial (Lucky was the Chair Dog) and yes even authored two Best Sellling Cookbooks A Musical Feast and All Star Feast. I serve on the Board of Advisors for the United Nations Millennium Development Goal Achievers, Social Innovation Forum/United Nations and World Entrepreneurship Day.

Outreach has always been at the forefront of my animal rescue mission, and became even more real for me when Lucky was diagnosed with canine cancer. Through active media mindshare and by filming a documentary, I hope to raise awareness and search for answers to help find conventional and holistic preventions/cures for this fatal disease, especially since 1 in 2 dogs will get cancer during their lifetime. Lucky and I are ready to fight the good fight; join the Animal Fair lifestyle community and make a difference with us!

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